linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] RAS/AMD/ATL: Translate normalized to system physical addresses using PRM

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Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 18:59:26 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: John Allen <john.allen@....com>
Cc: rafael@...nel.org, lenb@...nel.org, yazen.ghannam@....com,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] RAS/AMD/ATL: Translate normalized to system
 physical addresses using PRM

On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 11:43:35AM -0500, John Allen wrote:
> This is because the spec defines different param buffer structures for
> different types of translation. We can call this just param_buffer for
> now, but would need to be renamed if/when we add use cases for the other
> translation handlers. My preference would be to sort of future-proof
> the name now, but I don't have an issue calling it param_buffer now and
> changing it later if that's what you'd prefer.

Sure:

/*
 * PRM parameter buffer - normalized to system physical address, as described
 * in the section "PRM Parameter Buffer" in the aforementioned spec.
 */
struct norm_to_spa_param_buf {
	...
} __packed;

and you'll have to mention the spec in the prm.c file, at the top.

This way readers can immediately map it to the place in the spec.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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